"extraneous variable" meaning in All languages combined

See extraneous variable on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: extraneous variables [plural]
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  1. (statistics) A random variable that is not an independent variable and may bear any effect on the behaviour of the subject being studied. Wikipedia link: extraneous variable Categories (topical): Statistics
    Sense id: en-extraneous_variable-en-noun-b3xpdww9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: mathematics, sciences, statistics

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